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Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) attacked the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in a fiery concession speech on Tuesday in which she blamed the organization’s influence on Democratic politics, vowing to “tear [AIPAC’s] kingdom down.” Bush, a prominent member of the progressive group of congressional lawmakers known as The Squad, lost her bid for reelection […]
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‘I’m Coming To Tear Your Kingdom Down!’ Cori Bush Unleashes Stunning Rant Against AIPAC After Her Primary Defeat

Missouri State

The Independent

 Democratic representative Cori Bush became the second member of the Squad to lose her primary as county prosecutor Wesley Bell beat her in a grueling and expensive primary on Tuesday evening.Pro-Israel groups spent massive amounts of money to depose Bush in the district where she pulled off an upset victory against a longtime incumbent Democrat in 2020. The United Democracy Project, a super PAC of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, spent $9.2m against Bush, according to AdImpact. That made the primary the second-most expensive one of the year after UDP spent millions in opposition to fellow Squad member...

Cori Bush becomes the second Squad member to lose her primary as she’s ousted from Missouri seat

Ballotpedia News

Wesley Bell (D) defeated Rep. Cori Bush (D) and two other candidates in the Democratic primary for Missouri’s 1st Congressional District on August 6. Bell received 51.2% of the vote and Bush received 45.6%. The primary election took place against the backdrop of a federal investigation of Bush’s alleged...

Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) becomes the fourth U.S. House incumbent to lose a primary election this year

The Forward

Pro-Israel groups celebrated a second victory Tuesday in their campaign to unseat Israel’s staunchest critics in Congress when Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri lost in the Democratic primary. Rep. Jamaal Bowman was defeated in June. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s super PAC, the United Democracy Project, spent at least $24 million to oust Bush...

Pro-Israel groups helped defeat Jamaal Bowman and Cori Bush. Why aren’t they targeting Ilhan Omar?

Minnesota State

Steve Martin has finally weighed in on all the online speculation about whether he will play newly minted vice presidential candidate Tim Walz on “Saturday Night Live.”

Steve Martin says he declined to play Tim Walz on ‘SNL’ because he’s ‘not an impressionist’

Florida State

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Jacksonville Today

Republican Donald Trump has a 7-point lead over Democrat Kamala Harris among Florida voters, 49% to 42%, according to a new poll from the University of North Florida. Four percent are backing another candidate, and 6% are undecided or didn’t answer.

New Florida poll: Trump leads; support strong for abortion and recreational weed

(JTA) — WASHINGTON — The Republican Jewish Coalition released its first ad targeting Vice President Kamala Harris in her bid for the presidency, slamming her for not attending and presiding over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to a joint meeting of Congress. “Now, in her first test as a presidential candidate, Kamala snubs Israel...

In its first ad targeting Kamala Harris, Republican Jewish Coalition slams her absence from Netanyahu speech

Axios

The pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC is pouring money into its effort to take out a second member of the progressive "Squad" this cycle, Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.)— and the fight is turning predictably bitter. Why it matters: Polling suggests Bush, a prominent progressive, is in serious danger of losing...

AIPAC's fight to take out another "Squad" member turns brutal

Bucks County Beacon

As chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, Senator Bernie Sanders released a June report entitled “ By the Wealthy, for the Wealthy: The Coordinated Attacks on Public Education in the United States .” The report is a brief but thorough (16 pages of text, 4 pages of footnotes) takedown of the current wave of attempts to end public education as we know it.

Senator Bernie Sanders Warns in New Report of Right-Wing Billionaire Plot to Sabotage Public Education in Order to Privatize It

Uncovering Florida

Most people are guilty of doing it at least once in their lives, many people do it by accident, some do it because they find it fun, and others do it for reasons like honoring loved ones. Regardless of the situation, just about everyone has released a balloon. The difference is that intentionally releasing balloons is now illegal by House Bill 321’s standards.

Law Signed By DeSantis Makes It Illegal To Release Balloons In Florida

Michigan State

Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.) won the Democratic primary in Michigan’s 13th District, an impressive feat of political survival for a candidate once seen as extremely vulnerable to a primary loss.

Shri Thanedar survives primary challenge

California State

The Center Square

(The Center Square) - California State Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil, R-Jackson, became the first Democratic State Senator to join the Republican Party mid-term in 80 years.
                The rural State Senate Fourth District has a noticeable Republican leaning and hasn’t voted for a Democrat for president since 1992. Alvarado-Gil came second in the primary for her first term in 2022 behind another Democrat, guaranteeing a Democrat would gain the seat due to the state’s so-called “jungle primary” that allows the top two vote-getting candidates — regardless of...

California Democratic State Senator switches to GOP caucus, first in 80 years

Republican strategist Shermichael Singleton burst into laughter after he was asked how he would advise Trump following his remarks about Kamala Harris' race.
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GOP Strategist Bursts out Laughing When CNN Anchor Asks How He Would Advise Trump After Unhinged Presser

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Tennessee State

Nashville, TN

Fox News

A conservative congressman who has twice filed articles of impeachment against Vice President Kamala Harris is grabbing national attention as Tennessee holds primary elections on Tuesday.

House conservative who's twice moved to impeach Vice President Harris faces competitive GOP primary

Texas State

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Houston, TX

Kentucky Vibes.net

Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. With around 270,000 homes and businesses still without power in the Houston area almost a week after Hurricane Beryl hit Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday said he’s demanding an investigation into the response of the utility that serves the area as well as answers about its preparations for upcoming storms.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Demands Answers as Customers Remain Without Power After Beryl.

NBC News

Green Party nominee Jill Stein has been recruiting Palestinian Americans to be her vice presidential running mate as the left-wing presidential candidate looks to exploit the community’s frustrations with Democrats' support for Israel during its war in Gaza. Three potential candidates told NBC News Friday they had multiple conversations...

Jill Stein recruiting Palestinian Americans for her running mate position

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

The Kentucky Secretary of State on Friday announced 14,502 Kentuckians registered to vote in July. “Kentuckians are signing up to vote in big numbers, because they trust the integrity of our elections,” said Secretary of State Michael Adams.

Kentucky voter registrations increased by more than 14,500 in July, the most since 2022

In an opinion piece published Saturday in The New York Times, Sen. Bernie Sanders defended President Joe Biden’s decision to remain the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, writing that “I will do all that I can to see that President Biden is re-elected” and calling on party members to stop “bickering and nit-picking” over his candidacy.

Bernie Sanders says Biden will be the Democratic nominee and it’s time to stop ‘bickering and nit-picking’

Georgia State

The Current GA

A federal judge has denied the state’s end-around attempt to gain back time lost during the Biden administration’s unsuccessful bid to block the governor’s limited Medicaid expansion program.

Federal judge rejects Georgia’s request to extend length of time for state’s limited Medicaid plan

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Pro-Israel groups make their mark in Democratic primaries

At the start of 2024, pro-Israel groups armed with significant war chests identified Reps. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) and Cori Bush (D-Mo.) as particularly vulnerable incumbents. And...

Pro-Israel groups make their mark in Democratic primaries

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